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A Simple Favor Review: Favorably Framed

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:00:05 +0000

A Simple Favor may seem, at first glance, to be director Paul Feig’s first foray into more serious filmmaking. Feig has carved a niche as a director of female-centric comedies such as Bridesmaids, Spy, and The Heat. While A Simple Favor deals with disappearances, murder, and bad money management, it’s still a Feig comedy at...

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‘Ghostbusters’ (2016) Review: I Ain’t ‘Fraid of No Trolls

Philip Brown — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 12:00:18 +0000

Honestly, how did we get to the point where a remake of ‘Ghostbusters’ is the most politicized movie of 2016? The female-led reboot is the most downvoted YouTube trailer of all time with a parade of fanboys wailing about ruined childhoods and major media outlets crying misogyny against anyone who holds such an opinion. It’s...

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Poll: Will You Go See the ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot?

Josh Zyber — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 16:00:20 +0000

Ever since the project was first announced, the all-female reboot of ‘Ghostbusters’ was met with great skepticism from fans of the original movie. When the first trailer was revealed earlier this year, it quickly became the most hated video in the history of YouTube. Now that the movie’s just a couple weeks away from being...

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‘Spy’ Review: The Name’s McCarthy, Melissa McCarthy

Philip Brown — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:00:21 +0000

Ever since she stole ‘Bridesmaids’ away from a cast too good for that to be easy, Hollywood has struggled to find a movie worthy of Melissa McCarthy’s sudden stardom. After a bunch of financially successful but not particularly good attempts, ‘Spy’ comes as something between a pleasant surprise and a relief. It’s no groundbreaking masterpiece...

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Weekend Movies: White Heat

Luke Hickman — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 15:00:38 +0000

This weekend features the Battle of Stupidity. In one corner, we have a buddy cop movie featuring two unbelievably dumb characters. In the other corner is the year’s second big-budget ‘Die Hard’ knock-off set in the White House. That one’s chock full of stupid action and (hopefully) intentionally bad writing. Which will end up the...

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Now Playing: ‘The Heat’ Is On

Bryan Kluger — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:00:30 +0000

Paul Feig is on a roll these days. From his time spent on the TV series ‘Freaks and Geeks’ and ‘Undeclared’, to his big box office smash ‘Bridesmaids‘, the director hasn’t missed a step with this new laugh-out-loud action-comedy, ‘The Heat’. The pairing of Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy packs enough laughs for two whole...

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Rex Reed Is a Dick

Josh Zyber — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:00:14 +0000

Forgive the blunt headline, but really, nothing else would do. While the overwhelming majority of reviewers who were forced to endure it (including Bryan here) concluded that the new comedy ‘Identity Thief’ is a pretty bad movie, longtime New York Observer film critic and former television personality Rex Reed crossed a line with some particularly...

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